best advice for new teachers

8/8/2019 Best Advice for New Teachers

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131 Tips

for New Teachers

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Communicate with parents and don't overplan.

gracelutheranschool.wordpress.com

Dont forget to be yourself and show them your

personality. Kids and parents see right through the dog and

pony show...so just be you take a deep breath and relax.

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My best advice for new teachers is to always have a backup

plan.

Twitter.com/lauratech

Be consistent, firm and fair. When the bell rings come out

teaching!

My New Teachers page will help you:

http://cybraryman.com/newteachers.html
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Ask lots of questions and make lots of mistakes.

Riptide

If you do not know..ask!

It IS about the kids.

The parents are important.

Stay organised.Enjoy your job, it is the best in the world.

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Don't try to be perfect. Remember you know more than the

students do. Try to sit in on other teacher's classes and

see what you can learn. Finally, you will get better. Don't

panic.

Robert Courtemanche - teachj.wordpress.com

Curriculum can wait. Spend time building community andrelationships in your classroom. Once you do that, and

establish norms and routines, you can fly through the

curriculum.
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Get enough sleep!

Strive for conceptual understanding, not just coverage. Be

subversive if you have to!

Ask your school librarian for help. That's their job!

your friendly neighborhood school librarian

Take control of your distance education and/or traditionalcourses by having an intimate knowledge of your LMS. Take

responsibility, break down that LMS barrier to learning and

KNOW your LMS. Learn it, love it, use it.
http://twitter.com/beebo_wallace


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Be prepared. Have a plan for discipline infractions from

DAY 1. Follow it to the letter for the first two weeks. Kids

will get the message that you mean what you say and say

what you mean. Call parents during the first week tointroduce yourself and you will get a feel for how supportive

and responsive your parents will be. Also, try to make time

to call for good things. That way when a negative phone call

must be made, you already have a rapport with the parent.

Miss E


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Your first year will be a throw away. Or seek help from

teachers who can teach you how to teach (and do what they

say). Your college classes were pointless when it comes to

implementation.Oh and you know nothing about teaching. Not one bit. Come

back to me in two-four years. Then you can be confident.

jwrussell
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Create an "absent box" where you place papers for absent

students (with their name written on the top). Teach

students to visit this box immediately upon return to class.

No Name Submitted

Connect with your students, that's the most important

thing. Get to know them.Find a mentor. Someone you can learn with/from, someone

you can talk to.

Develop your PLN.
http://twitter.com/gret


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Know your stuff, especially if you teach teenagers. They can

spot a fake a mile away. Love what you teach. If you love

your subject area, that love will inevitably rub off on yourstudents.

http://www.nicksenger.com

My best advice: be consistent, be respectful of them (it's a

2-way street), be ready to listen when they want to talk to

you, be ready to share yourself with them, start off by

building a community where students can take risks and feel

safe, start an igoogle page set up with a google reader (or

other) and develop a PLN. Lots more but this is enough to

start!
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Pick one content area that you want to teach exceptionally

well. Tread water with the others, do them well, but don't

try and teach them all like an expert. The next year, add

another. If you try and teach everything expertly, you'll

quickly be a candidate for burn out.

yourkidsteacher

Don't be afraid to ask!!! Ask anything you're unsure about

to other teachers. Asking questions IS NOT a sign of

inability or incompetence.

cecilialcoelho
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Read Diane Ravitch's book, The Death and Life of the Great

American School System.

Art

Be humble.Take advise and listen to those that have been

there before you.Reach out to the parents and keep them

informed. Be careful of the politics of your new school and

don't chose a side in haste.Try not to gossip. Be kind. Be

helpful. Don't take on too much. Keep a journal of each day,

note the good and the conflicts. Keep this record private incase you need it. Do not visit with the principal about

certain things without representation. Be positive, work

hard, and be a continuous learner.


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I am going into year seven. The PLN in where it is at. Educatorsnew (and old) need to connect themselves. I have learned over thepast year and a half the importance of being connected through

Twitter, RSS, and reading the work of edubloggers like yourself.In addition, write. Begin a blog yourself and write about yourthoughts, ideas, and questions. There is a tremendous communityout there ready to help and guide.

Mike Meechin, @innovateed, www.innovateedu.org

You know that look your mother could give you across a

crowded room (or from up in the church choir) that couldimmediately squelch any thought of misbehavior? Go home

and practice that in the mirror. You'll need it, and your

voice gets so tired sometimes!
http://www.innovateedu.org/


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Get to know your librarian. They have great ideas and

resources.

Jennifer Smith - readjunkee

get your sleep...a first year can be physically and mentally

draining.

Mr.G

Don't take it personal.

No Name Sumbitted
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Create a Google Doc (use Google Forms for this) survey to

learn about your students strengths, weaknesses, interests,

likes. dislikes, family, etc. This will help you to differentiate

instruction, and to get to know your kids much better!

mrmuzzdog

Get to know two people in your school as soon as possible:

the secretary and the custodian. These two support staff

often work behind the scenes to keep everything running

smoothly and can be your most valuable resource.nshuman78
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Now more than ever, allow yourself to learn from your

students and give them the opportunity to teach their

peers.

Helen

When you hear "this is how we do things" don't be afraid toask "why?"

Peter Lane, mrlane, mrlane.edublogs.org

Best tip for new teachers is to remember you are their

teacher!!! You are not a friend!

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Find the best teachers in your building and respectfully

request that you sit in their classes. Take notes, ask

questions, watch their techniques. Get a feel for their

classroom culture and apply it to your own classroom

practice.

Don't get sucked into the myth that somehow you're amartyr for accepting a teaching position. This isn't the

army and you weren't drafted. There will be poisonous

personalities in your building. Avoid them at all costs.

Focus on the children at all times. Always do what you feel

is best for them.

No Name Submitted


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Classroom management should be your top priority. After

that everything else seems easy. Students like routine and

knowing what to expect.

Ecarboni

If you are teaching at the Elementary or Middle Schoollevel, send home a weekly communication (email, etc.) to

your students and parents. They will love the updates and

the feeling of being connected to school. It will also allow

you to get out important reminders and class news all inone shot!

mrsbadman13
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Stay Calm!

Choose Your Battles!

Always Have A Backup Plan!

brynspence

Find someone in your building that you can ask for

help. And then ask for help when you need it! Keep in mind,

it will get better!

Ms. Kappler

Build relationships . . . with your students, parents,

colleagues and administrators.
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Doing something for yourself every day after school that

makes you happy. Learning when to put an end to your

school day and realize you have a life outside of school.

Don't live or count down for your summers off becausehaving the summer off isn't the reason why you became a

teacher. Enjoy your students!

Amy Boylen

1 - Ask veteran teachers how things work at your school.

2 - Ask veteran teachers how they handle classroommanagement, parents, and admin.

3 - Do not sweat the small stuff.

Mr. Thompson / New Mexico


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Get to know ALL of your kids! We have a tendency to pay

the most attention to our best and worst students, leaving

the "middle" kids in the shadows. Take care to make aconnection with every student - it will definitely pay off

for you, and them!

sbell91

It's ok to NOT know every answer. (Help students see

how you find answers and solve problems.)

gardenglen
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Be very, very, very patient!

Everything is changing and everybody is lost, so you need

patience to deal with your students and their parents.

Maria

Be sure to take into account your students' differentlearning styles. To do so, try questionnaires for that

purpose. You'll find them on the net. Then you could plan

your lessons in a way to cater for the mosaic of learning

styles you have in the classroom.

Arbi


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Think twice before being a teacher. It's very tiresome and

frustrating. It's becoming very hard to work as a teacher,

so think twice before starting!

Sandra

Always have a alternate lesson plan in mind, because what

works with one group of kids one day may not work with

another group of kids.

No Name Submitted


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Give parents the following assignment @ orientation or on

the 1st day of school: "In a million words or less....describe

your child." This is a very effective way for parents to havean opportunity to give you both the positives & negatives

about their child's personality, learning styles, ect.

Students LOVE the fact that their parents have an

assignment on the first day. Parents usually respond with aminimum of 3 paragraphs. This assignment helped me learn

names faster, as well as gain a perspective about each child

in a short amount of time. Can work with all grade levels; I

did it at the middle school level.

headen_cj
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It's okay to not know everything. In fact, it's sometimes

better: I've found that Socratic irony (where the teacher

professes to be [and, in some cases, actually is] ignorant)

leads to authentic and rigorous inquiry in ways that

students guessing what the teacher already knows never

could.

mr_blackstone

Ask if you need help. Don't be shy. We've all been

there. Most teachers are very helpful to new teachers...besides we want to learn from you too!

http://kbkonnected.tumblr.com/
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I have more than one tip: Be firm, fair, and consistent. Don't tryto become friends with your students. Learn about your incomingstudents from their past teachers, but keep an open mind because

very year should be a fresh start. Don't hang around thecomplainers and whiners. Instead, find a veteran teacher whomost closely resembles the kind of teacher you want to becomeand learn from them. Get involved in your school community, but

remember to take time for yourself to avoid burn out. Spend thefirst few weeks modeling and practicing your expectations andprocedures(and follow-through). It pays off in the end. Above all,remember that you're entering one of the most challenging, yetrewarding careers a person can have. It won't be easy, butimagine the lives you will touch:)

Tricia @ http://differentiate-with-technology.wikispaces.com
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Get organized and stay organized. Train your students

(any age!) to put things away correctly. This will save you

so much time!Set aside time at the end of each day to de-clutter your

desk and put materials in their proper place. When you

walk in the next morning, you will be able to focus and

move forward.

No Name Submitted

Stay calm!

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Have back up work ready in case any of your lesson fail.

That way you can regroup but the students are kept busy

(I use to make vocabulary word searches, crosswordpuzzles, textbook scavenger hunts, etc.)

www.sciencenotebooking.blogspot.com

Overplan. It is better to have too much and have to leave

something for the next day then not to have enough to

keep student's engaged. It's good classroom management

as well because if/when students are engaged in a lesson,they can't be getting into trouble.

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Cultivate a sense of humour, be kind to your students and

yourself, and make time to reflect.

Margot Lavelle

Seek answers from experienced teachers and your

administration, they are not the enemy but wish to seeevery teachers succeed. It doesn't matter what you

teach, it only matters what students learn.

gormang usd344supt.blogspot.com
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Find a friend in another teacher and share

experiences/ask for help. But avoid the teachers' lounge -

the bitchers and moaners hang out there, and you'll get

nothing to support you there.

francesblo

Ask colleagues for advice with planning. There is a wealth

of proven ideas in all schools. You don't have to reinvent

the wheel. A sense of ownership is important but so is your

social life.No Name submitted
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Assign Seats.

No Name Submitted

Organization...color code everything, use one paper

calendar and one electronic calendar (phone or computer)

to keep track of deadlines and meetings, file things right

away.

Rae Downen

Make friends with the custodial and secretarial staffs.

They will be very important, and vital, resources!

No Name Submitted


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Be organized. A place for everything and everything in it's

place.

No name submitted

Do not take the closest parking spots to the door. Those

should be kept open for those teachers w/ seniority orphysical issues.

No name submitted


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Take time to build community along with kicking off your

first unit of study.

sapereaude

Make sure to have a behaviour management plan

(something that is reasonable, with natural consequences)and be willing to follow through with it. Allowing the

students to have input into the plan will ensure their

understanding, co-operation and ownership.

No name submitted
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Make sure that the students know that you are in charge. I

work in a big urban district, and if the students can see

that you are unsure of yourself, you will have a LONG

year. Once you get that out of the way, things will becomea heck of a lot easier!!

Matt F.


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If you don't understand, ASK!

If you do understand,PASS IT ON!

teechabc

When students want to argue with you (and some will),

calmly tell them, "I am not going to argue with you," and

walk away. Don't let student get you to battle.

Carol
http://twitter.com/teechabc


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First comes the person, then the pupil/student.

sguilana

Everything is 'urgent'.

Ask for help to identify what is actually important & just

do those things.(courtesy of my line manager, years ago when I returned

to teaching - I still operate like this.) Thanks Dawn


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Don't be afraid to ask questions! Your teaching peers,

understand the school system, the calendar, the grading

system, professional contact, the curriculum, classroommanagement, because they have been through it before.

It's not a weakness to admit you don't know something!

http://007technotidbits.blogspot.com

Be prepared to spend more time when you integrating

technology in teaching and learning. Always have Plan B and

C; computers don't work as we want them to sometimes.All the best!

Yoon Sook Jhee
http://007technotidbits.blogspot.com/


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Leave your ego at the door. I think I lost my temper at

least once a day before I somehow learned not to take

student remarks and actions personally and to actually be

more mature than the kids I taught. Man, this was reallyhard. Prepare to be dissed. I comes with the job. Nine

more here:

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Arrive early and leave on time. Don't stay until it is finished. Youwill work more efficiently.

Gail Braddock

Using technology at this phase of your career may seem

hopelessly overwhelming. You may ask yourself over and over,"Where do I even start? There is so much stuff out there." Theshort answer is jump on the train 'somewhere'. Get your feetwet, get your hands dirty, and most importantly, don't be afraidto fail. Teachers, especially those trying to integrate technology

will tell you that things don't always go as planned, so having thehumility to fail and try again are key to becoming a greateducator. Kids always appreciate teachers who admit they arehuman...

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Don't be afraid to try out new things such as Web 2.0

tools. Just remember that pedagogy and learning outcome

come first. It's alright if the response is poor or impact is

minimal as there is always chance to improve the teachingand use of tools.

tucksoon

If a lesson bombs, don't self destruct.The sun WILL rise

tomorrow morning, and the birds will sing again.You will

always have another chance to make it a good lesson or

activity.

Joe
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Remember MOE from the Three Stooges: Make learning

Meaningful, Organized, and Elaborated upon.

Move your feet before your mouth. So many potential

problems can be eliminated by proximity in the classroom.

Aretha Franklin advocates working toward RESPECT notlove from your students; find love somewhere else.

Sara Davis, blogs.cofc.edu/adehhp
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By keeping your desk free of clutter you will be reducing

the likelihood that you will catch an illness. Whenstudents come to my desk for help they seem to always

fiddle with things on my desk and seldom do they wash

their hands after sneezing/coughing.

Scott Witkowsky

http://71sliderules.blogspot.com/
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Make use of the experience of your fellow teachers - ask

for help and advice, it will make for a stronger team. They

in turn may ask you for tips and tricks that you learned at

college.As far as the students - remember that every student has a

strength but sometimes it takes a bit of searching. Take

time to really get to know them. When you have conflict, it

is much better to talk 1-1 to the student(s) involved, ratherthan a public confrontation. Good luck!

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"Ask someone" I have found many new teachers think that

they should come into it day one with all of the

answers. Veteran teachers have seen it, heard it and done

it all. Save yourself time and energy. Ask one of yourpeers. They love to help, that is why they became

teachers!

No Name Submitted


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Quote from Martin Heidegger (in Being and Time): Teaching is even more

difficult than learning. We know that; but we rarely think about it. And

why is teaching more difficult than learning? Not because the teacher

must have a larger store of information, and have it always ready. Teachingis more difficult than learning because what teaching calls for is this: to

let learn. The real teacher, in fact lets nothing else be learned than

learning. His conduct, therefore, often produces the impression that we

properly learn nothing from him, if by learning we now suddenlyunderstand merely the procurement of useful information. The teacher is

ahead of his apprentices in this alone, that he has still far more to learn

than theyhe has to learn to let them learn. The teacher must be capable

of being more teachable than the apprentices. The teacher is far less

assured of his ground than those who learn are of theirs. If the relationbetween the teacher and the taught is genuine, therefore, there is never a

place in it for the authority of the know-it-all or the authoritative sway of

the official (15). This pretty much says it all...

radney
http://twitter.com/radney


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Talk to a professional financial planner very early on in your

career. Often it is cheaper to buy years of service after

your 1st year than in your last 5years. Early investing is the

key to secure financial future, if there is such a thing?

No Name Submitted


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Use a countdownclock when you are planning. Set the clock

on 30 minutes for example and try to plan as good as it gets

within this time. Otherwise you will overdo the planning and

eventually become tired.

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Be organized! Teach your studets to THINK!

jasonhbuck

Limit the amount of work that you take home. I try to take

work home on 2-3 days a week and never on weekends.

No Name Submitted
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Remember to do it your way not the way your students want

when it truly matters! My first year the seniors wanted to

play kickball each Friday in our government class. They said

"Last year's teacher let the seniors play every Friday." Ialways responded, "I'm not that teacher and in our

classroom we will do it this way, you'll be ok."

Lacey


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Keep comfy shoes in a drawer or cabinet! Some days

require more running than others and straps snap or laces

break. :)

No Name Submitted

take advantage of everything your librarian has to offer :-)

No Name Submitted

manage your class, everything else will follow

No Name Submitted


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Teaching your students classroom procedures and checking

daily to make sure they are followed, makes a classroom run

smoothly all year.

Kim Munoz

http://techmunoz.edublogs.org

Don't make classroom rules you won't enforce.

Jeanette
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Hopefully your school district will support you with an

instructional coach or mentor. If not, find yourself someone

that you believe you can learn from and ask that person if

he/she is willing to work with you. Observe that classroomand have that teacher observe yours, then spend time in

reflection.

Tricia617
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The best advice I ever received as a new teacher was to go

home. I loved my students and my job, but was exhausted. I

was at school 2-3 hours late every night. The lesson learned

was that going home didn't make me a bad teacher, it meantI was taking care of myself. I hold true to that as often as

I can.

teresabender
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Students have a strict sense of justice. Avoid getting

caught in this trap by being consistent! Making a special

exception for a "good kid" seems benign in the moment but

will come back to haunt you.

senorg
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Take time for yourself. It's easy to devote every waking

minute to school your first year. Decide on a "quitting

time" before you tackle the pile of papers, and stick toit! There's always tomorrow.

www.mrsbakerbsd.com

Join, develop, or create a personal learning network of

educators that are innovative, personable, and put students

first.

mrmillersblog.com
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This might sound negative but it was the best advise I was

ever given - there is only so much time in the day - do all

you can to best of ability - but remember their is more to

life than school - and that needs time too.

mrhnz

listen to those with experience, seek their advice, decidewhat works for you, Try something new, take time for

yourself, and smile. Works wonders!

Greg
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Integrate technology to open your classroom door to the

world.

http://jenverschoor.wordpress.com/

Read Teaching with Love and Logic. It changed my

professional life.

No Name Submitted
http://jenverschoor.wordpress.com/


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Best advice for new teachers:

1. Be organized.

2. Ask for help

3. Use the curriculum as a guide, but be creative.4. Ask for help

5. create a PLN

6. Ask for help.

More advice: http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.

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Choose quality, not quantity - or, to put it another way,

more isn't always better, sometimes it's just more.

Don't try to do everything - you'll never survive. Just

concentrate on learning one or two things really well, and

show your kids how much fun it is to learn something new.

No Name Submitted

Always take the time to clean off your desk before you

leave every afternoon. When you arrive the next morning,

your desk is free of clutter and you can begin a fresh new

day. :O)
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Be creative, try new things, don't be afraid to fail, be as

organized as you can!

Renee DeBlock@rdeblock

http://mrsdeblock.blogspot.com/

Try your best to stay organized.

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Be flexible! You need to adapt some to your new

environment, but always do what is in the best interest of

your students :)

No Name Given

Schmooze the secretaries, custodians, and librarians!

No Name Given


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Tune into the students. They are your partners. If you earn

their trust, they will guide you, tell you when you can pick up

the pace and when you need to slow down. Empower them as

masters of their own learning journeys.

Kelly M, Windsor, ON


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Realize that it takes a whole year to learn the routine and

calendar in any new job...especially teaching. Do your best

but don't burn out the first year.

Use your resources...watch, listen, try, fail, succeed and

learn.

If you are a mom, then you have 3 full-time jobs...Teacher,Mother, and Mother to your husband (He is like having

another kid!)

No Name Given


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Don't be afraid to ask for help, resources, ideas from your

colleagues; in other words, ask them for their best

(handout, activities, places to shop for posters and supplies,

teacher websites) and then make it your own. You don'thave to invent a wheel everyday.

Debra Breunig


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Always have a back up lesson for any main lesson that

includes technology (or anything you have to plug in, for

that matter).

Cheryl Higginbotham

Have a sense of humor.

cjgermano
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Do not befriend students or have perceived favourites. No

nicknames either.

Skier 10

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Katherine Maloney, 1katty, http://katherinemaloney.

blogspot.com/
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Seek to create something that does not exist. Don't lose

sight of why you are there...students first.

No Name Given

Don't be afraid to ask for help.

peasandqs
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http://twitter.com/sassy_librarian


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Find someone who has been in teaching for a while that isstill excited as you are about teaching. Stay away from

those who are not.

Angie

Befriend your school librarian. She/he can be an invaluable

partner in planning creative lessons, finding appropriateresources, and introducing new technologies.

sassy_librarian
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never loose the ability to laugh at yourself

feistylibrarian

Use the power of your LMS. Don't buy, borrow. Don't

search on your own, ask for help.

No Name Given
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Communicate carefully with parents. Check your tone,grammar, and style in any electronic messages - I've

received email from a young English teacher with the IM-

like use of "u" for "you" in an email. Think of great ways to

utilize technology in the classroom. Read blogs like this one,

connect with other teachers, use resources outside the

classroom.

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Work hard, put in a lot of hours, be proactive with your

communication to parents, and ask questions. There is noeasy way to success as a new teacher, but it will pay off in

a few years!

http://musiced-technology.blogspot.com/

Don't forget your bunny slippers!

SimpleK12
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Remember the difference between being friendly and beingfriends. The students want someone who is fair and

consistent.

Also remember that there is a difference between truly

incorporating technology and just using technology.

No Name Given


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Be honest and make sure you work harder than everyoneelse around you. No one can ever fault you for this. Oh, and

keep your head just slightly below the radar!

bradmcdiarmid
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